The Miser by Molière
"The Miser" by Molière is a five-act comedy first performed in 1668. The play centers on Harpagon, an elderly widower consumed by greed, who guards his gold obsessively while plotting marriages for himself and his daughter. He remains oblivious that his intended bride loves his own son, or that his daughter has her own romantic attachment. When Harpagon's treasured cash box is stolen, his paranoia explodes, and he suspects everyone—even the audience.
Through sharp satire and farce, Molière crafts a timeless portrait of avarice and its absurd consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Molière, 1622-1673 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wall, Charles Heron |
| Uniform Title | L'avare. English |
| Title | The Miser |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miser |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Misers -- Drama |
| Subject | Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 6923 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 13, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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